CLAP (TOGETHER OR UP) Synonyms: 28 Similar and Opposite Words

clap (together or up)

verb

as in to devise

to perform, make, or do without preparation we can clap together a repair on the tire that should last until we get home

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Judge Kaplan gave the city two weeks to devise a plan for handing over the names.

— Emma Seiwell, New York Daily News, 7 Nov. 2026
To avoid such pitfalls, researchers want to devise tests of introspection that can’t be gamed using outside information.

— Ben Brubaker, Quanta Magazine, 4 Nov. 2026

Definition of devise

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So her husband Stephen Ellsworth — Poppi's former CEO, who teased her about never being hydrated — asked a former employee to concoct a hydration beverage that his family would actually drink.

— Megan Sauer, CNBC, 8 Nov. 2026
This is what led American astronomers Mike Brown and Konstantin Batygin to concoct their Planet Nine hypothesis in 2016.

— Phil Plait, Scientific American, 6 Nov. 2026

Definition of concoct

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Mateer faked a handoff and a reverse to Sategna and quickly flipped it to a wide-open Hayden Hansen for a 3-yard TD pass and a 10-0 lead.

— ABC News, ABC News, 7 Nov. 2026
The participants were asked to either fake a smile in response to each image or told to respond naturally.

— Jasmine Laws, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Nov. 2026

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